1/7/09

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According to a report in Science Daily, new nanotechnology consumer products are coming on the market at the rate of 3-4 per week. The use of nanotechnology in consumer products and industrial applications is growing rapidly. Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) launched the world's first online inventory of manufacturer-identified nanotech goods. More than 600 products are now in the inventory. Nanoscale silver is the most cited nanomaterial used. Carbon including carbon nanotubes and fullerenes is the second highest nanoscale material cited. Other nanoscale materials explicitly referenced in products are zinc (including zinc oxide) and titanium (including titanium dioxide), silica and gold. Here are few of the products: